Lisa Weems

LISA WEEMS
0-3 Course Assistant
Portland, OR

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  • Joined MNW in 2023

  • 18 years as a Montessori guide & 12 years experience in administration

  • AMI Assistants to Infancy Training, 2015, MNW

  • AMI Primary Training, 2022, MNW

  • AMI Administrators Course, 2023, MIP

  • AMI Orientation to Adolescent Studies, 2019, AMI/NAMTA/Great Work, Inc.

  • Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, 2016, Marylhurst University

What I do at MNW
I assist in supporting the Assistants to Infancy trainer and adult learners.

Favorite thing about MNW
The passion for sharing knowledge, supporting others and the unending love for children.

Commitment to ABAR Work
My goal is to provide the opportunity within a safe space for everyone to speak their truth, even when it is uncomfortable for others to hear, as well as to support a learning environment that encourages respect, acceptance, and honesty, while guiding others in how best to serve children.

First Car?
A white Volkswagon Rabbit with manual transmission and a sunroof

Cats or Dogs?
Dogs

Coast or Mountains?
Coast

Favorite Book
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Words to live by
“Laughter is the music of the Soul.”

PROFESSIONAL BIO
Lisa holds AMI diplomas at both the Assistants to Infancy and Primary levels from MNW, an Administrators Certificate from the Montessori Institute of Prague and an Orientation to Adolescent Studies Certificate from AMI/NAMTA/Great Works, Denver, as well as a Bachelors in Business Management from Marylhurst University.

Lisa has spent 18 years in Montessori working in the classroom with children ages 2-12, as well as 12 years working in administration. Originally from Miami, Lisa lives south of Atlanta with her husband near her three adult sons and one daughter-in-love. When not supporting children in the classroom, studying or working with adult learners, Lisa enjoys crafting, quilting, reading historical fiction and traveling with her family.